The Russians have added an electrically-activated explosive charge or... ammunition to the the lance tip of ramming FPVs. These drones are targeted against Ukrainian reconnaissance UAVs such as the “PD-2”, or“Furia”. 1/show more

Ukrainian lance FPVs skillfully destroy Russian Mavic drones, much... like a Napoleonic French lancer skewering a Russian soldier. The Russians introduce the use of a lance against Ukrainian reconnaissance UAVs and later added a small explosive charge at the lance tip.show more

Russian fixed wing reconnaissance drones like this ZALA-16 continue... to use a rear-facing camera to spot attacking Ukrainian FPVs. The Russians claim evasive maneuvering is initiated automatically. Whether by algorithms or pilot, here three FPVs were lost in unsuccessful attacks.show more

Some Russian “Gerbera” reconnaissance UAVs now have two top-mounted... cameras that apparently monitor Ukrainian interceptor drones. This information is transmitted by radio modem to Russia to help prepare the best flight corridors for “Shahed” (Geran-2) strike UAVs.show more

The Russians claim that 65% of Ukrainian casualties are... inflicted during troop rotation or resupply of the frontline, and 35% on the line itself. Fiber optic FPVs in particular make any movement on the surface within 20km of the frontline exceptionally hazardous.show more

Russian logistics in the rear such as in the... Russian-occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia continues to be targeted and destroyed by Ukrainian mid-range drones.show more

Russian decoy drones such as this “Parody” or “Gerbera”... accompany waves of Shahed drones. They are not armed and instead carry a radar reflector like the spherical Luneburg lens shown below, to attract the attention of Ukrainian air defenses.show more